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No. 400,551. "Patented Apr. 2, 1889 3140014 koz 61W @uerw.

U ITED STATES.

PATENT OFFICE.

GRIFF DE OWENS, OF LOY-ALTON, DAKOTA TERRITORY.

BAG-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part, of Iletters Patent No. 400,551, dated April 2, 1889. Application filed November 28,1888. Serial vllo. 292,079. (No model.)

T0 00% whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GRIFF DE OWENS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Loyalton, in the county of Edmunds and Territory of Dakota, have invented a new and useful, Improvement in Bag-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in bag-holders; and it consists in the peculiar construction and combination of devices, that will be more fully set forth hereinafter, and particularly pointed 'out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bag-holder embodying my improvements and illustrating the manner of attaching a bag thereto. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of my improved bag-holder. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the same. Fig. 4is a top plan view. Fig. 5 is adetailed perspective view of one of the holding-arms, Fig. 6 is a detail view of the axle.

A represents a base plate or platform, on the under side of which, at its front and rear sides, are secured cleats or sills O D, respect ively. Projecting from the rear side of the platform, near the ends thereof, is a pair of arms, E, on which is secured a cross board or bar, F. I

G represents a vertical standard, which has its lower end inserted; in a recess in the rear sides of platform A and cross-bar D, and is' secured to the latter by means of a bolt, H, which extends transversely through the said cross bar or cleat and through the lower end of the standard. An inclined brace, I, has its lower end screwed to the upper side of the cross-board F, and has its upper end screwed to the rear side of the standard G, said brace serving to stifien connection between the said standard and the platform or base.

K represents an axle, which is preferably made of steel or iron, and fits against the outer side of the board F, and has depending extensions L near its end, which bear against the outer ends of the arms E and have notches M in their lower sides. On the spindles of the axle are journaled a pair of wheels or rollers, N, the lower sides of which'are in contact with the ground or floor when the platform or base is in a horizontal position.

0 represents a pair of metallic straps, which pass around the upper, outer, and lower sides ofv the axle and enter the recesses M of the latter, and the ends of said straps-bear upon the upper side of the cross-board F and upon the lower sides of the arms E, and are secured thereto by means of vertical bolts P. The said straps serve to secure the axle very firmly to the rear extension of the platform or base, as will be readily understood, and the rollers adapt the bag-holder to be trundled very readily from one place'to another by inclining the base or platform and the standard G and grasping the upper end of the latter. On the front side of the standard G is secured a vertical guide-bar, R, which is arranged on the center of the said standard.

S represents a cross-head, which bears against the rear side of the standard and has cleats T at its ends, which bear against the side edges of the standard. On the front sides of the said cleats is secured a transversely-arranged metallic loop or guide, U, which is notched to receive the guide-bar R, and is thereby adapted to slide vertically thereon. A pair of horizontal supportingarms, V, have their ends inserted in the ends of the loop or guide U, and bolts W are passed through the ends of the said loop or guide, the inner ends of the arms V, through the cleats P, and through the rear side of the crosshead', and serve to clamp the same firmly together. The cross-head is adapted to be adjusted vertically on the standard, as will be readily understood, so that the arms V may be arranged at any desired height fromthe base or platform.

X represents a pair of bag-holding arms, which have ears Y at their outer ends, provided with transverse openings Z, in which the arms V are adapted to be inserted. The arms X are provided on their lower sides with outwardly-extending horizontal flanges A, and the said arms project forward from'the arms V, as shown. The ears Yare at the upper rear corners of the arms X, so that the lower sides of the latter depend from and clear the arms V. The bag-holding arms X are,

by reason of the openings Z, adapted to slide freely toward and from each'other on the arms V when said arms X and V are arranged at exactly right angles; but by inclining the outer ends of the arms X toward each other the rear sides of the openings Z are caused to impinge against the rear sides of the arms V with suflicient force to secure the arms X very firmly on the arms V and prevent accidental displacement thereof.

The operation of my invention is as follows: The bag is placed 011 the base or platform and its mouth distended and stretched around the flanges A of the arms X. The cross-head is first adjusted to the required elevation, according to the length of the bag, and the arms X are then moved outward on the arms V in such manner as to stretch the mouth of the bag tightly between the said arms X, and cause the flanges A to engage the mouth of the bag, and the arms X are caused to impinge on the arms V, as before stated, thus holding the mouth of the bag open while the same is being filled. Having filled the bag, disengaged the arms X therefrom, and tied up the mouth of the bag, the operator may use the bag-holder as a truck to trundle the bag to any desired place by tilting the apparatus rearward, so that the base or platform clears the ground and the entire weight of the machine is borne by the supporting wheels or rollers, and grasping the projecting arms V and using the same as handles.

It will be understood from the foregoing that a bag-holder thus constructed is exceedingly cheap and simple, is very compact, and will be found of great utility, inasmuch as it is not only adapted for holding bags, but may also be employed for the purposes of a truck or barrow.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. In a bag-holder, the base or platform A, the standard G, secured thereto, the guidebar R, secured to the standard, the adjustable cross-head S, having the metallic loop or guide U, which is notched to receive the guide-bar, the horizontal supporting-arms V, for receiving the loop, and the bag-holding arms X, fitted on the said arms V, substantially as described.

2. In a bag-holder, the combination of the standard and cross-head, and arms V, attached to the latter, with the bag-holding arms X,

having the ears Y and transverse openings Z at their inner ends to receive the arms V, for the purpose set forth, said bag-holding arms being further provided with the flanges A, projecting outward from their lower edges to engage the mouth of the bag, said flanges being in lower planes than the inner ends of the bag-holding arms, substantially as described.

3. In a bag-holder, the standard G, having the guide-bar R on one side, the cross-head on the opposite side of the standard, and having the cleats T, engaging the side edges thereof, the metallic loop or guide U, notched to receive the guide-bar and bolted on the cleats T, the arms V, secured in the said loop or guide by the same bolts, and the bag-holding arms X, fitted and laterally adjustable 011 the arms V, substantially as described.

In testimony thatI claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aifixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GRIFF DE OWENS.

Witnesses:

ARTHUR G. PUTNAM, ALBERT B. ALLEN. 

